- published: 28 Jan 2015
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Apocalypticism is the religious belief that there will be an apocalypse, a term which originally referred to a revelation of God's will, but now usually refers to belief that the world will come to an end time very soon, even within one's own lifetime. This belief is usually accompanied by the idea that civilization, as we know it, will soon come to a tumultuous end with some sort of catastrophic global event such as war. Apocalypticism is often conjoined with esoteric knowledge that will likely be revealed in a major confrontation between good and evil forces, destined to change the course of history. Apocalypses can be viewed as good, evil, ambiguous or neutral, depending on the particular religion or belief system promoting them. They can appear as a personal or group tendency, an outlook or a perceptual frame of reference, or merely as expressions in a speaker's rhetorical style.
Jewish apocalypticism holds a doctrine that there are two eras of history: the present era, which is ruled over by evil, and a coming era to be ruled over by God. At the time of the coming era, there will be a messiah who will deliver the faithful into the new era. Due to incidents arising very early on in Jewish history, predictions about the time of the coming of the Jewish messiah were highly discouraged, lest people lose faith when the predictions did not come true during the lifespan of the believer.
I saw a star
Coming forth from the tomb of the mutilated
It was given a mouth to spew forth
Perverted words of gore
Seeking only to twist the psyche
Scarring the innocent, betraying the young
With hate and power driving their lies
Hideous thoughts penetrate
Impressioning the mind
Then left to burn inside
'Til acted out in crime
Spread the vile infection
You have no need to fear
Cast off all discretion
The ACLU will protect you here
Hide behind your "freedom"
And say what you will
Each uttered word shall be weighed
Each thought exposed, revealed
Hideous thoughts penetrate
Impressions on the mind
Then left to burn inside
'Til acted out in crime
Lechery
Pornography
Idiocy
When will it end?
Autonomy
Debauchery
Lunacy
You cherish your vice
Assert your rights
Mock now
Turn not